The next morning Harry quickly learned that all his classmates had fallen
asleep at the same time and fashion as he and Pansy had. Ron learned from
McGonagall that she and Snape had enchanted the beds to make whoever
touched them immediately sleep.
Hermione would tell neither Harry nor Ron how Snape had punished her claiming that Snape had sworn her to secrecy.
As they piled back on the bus none of them knowing their next destination. The bus was soon in motion again and everyone was feeling bemused not wanting to fight anymore. About 15 hours, 5 points from Gryffindor, three wounded people and one anger management lesson later everyone arrived in.Hawaii! As the students walked off the bus necklaces fashioned of flowers were placed over their heads and ukuleles were placed in their hands so quickly they didn't have time to object.
"Now class you may disperse and go about wherever you please as long as you return on time." Snape gave Hermione a meaningful glance.
Hermione blushed while Draco beamed broadly but promptly stopped when Hermione jabbed him in the ribs.
"If you wish to swim your bathing suits are in the back of the bus with Filch." Snape finished
"Knowing him he'll be shredding them." Ron whispered to Harry.
Draco considered this new piece of information. "I want to swim." Draco decided. He dragged Hermione on to the bus to collect his bathing suit and persuaded her to do the same eventually.
Then they changed back to back. This, no doubt, required a great deal of trust but both were willing to risk it for the chance to swim.
Once changed, they got off the bus and noted several of their peers garbed in similar garments as them.
The pair marched off towards the ocean accompanied by Crabbe, Goyle, Ron, Harry, Ginny and Pansy however when they reached the ocean there was one detail about everyone that stood out rather vividly, every person, large and small, male or female was absolutely and totally NAKED!
They had stumbled upon a nude beach. Goyle just shrugged muttering, "When in Rome." With that he stripped himself and picked up a spare surfboard, running toward the sea.
Ginny quickly shielded her eyes. "I did not just see that." She told herself. Crabbe followed Goyle's example and so did Ron and Harry much to Hermione's dismay.
"Harry what are you doing?" She raved forcing herself to stare at the sand instead of Harry. "Oh come on Hermione, loosen up." said Ron.
Draco was out surfing as far as Hermione knew and she had to sit in the waves to keep from disappearing, so all for her to look at was either naked people or sand. She chose sand. She sat sifting it through her fingers like precious jewels, her only hope of keeping sanity.
"I see sand only sand, sand and ocean." She looked up at the ocean and got an eyeful of a nude Malfoy surfing. She immediately turned her head down. "Okay, no ocean only sand."
Harry and Ron were becoming worried. They thought they should do something to show her it wasn't that terrible.
Ron had a spark of inspiration; he passed this spark to Harry, Ginny and Draco, his partners in crime. The four huddled around Hermione and at the same time Ron pulled one string of her bikini and Ron pulled the bottom while Harry and Ginny caught the articles of clothing and ran into the ocean with them.
Hermione looked at her naked self and then attempted in vain to cover herself as her swimsuit was headed toward the ocean. She had no choice; she ran after them and eventually after much thrashing and dunking returned them to her body.
She then ran straight to the bathroom and locked herself in a stall and refused to come out no matter what Harry and Ron tried. They reported this problem to Draco. Draco nodded and walked into the girl's bathroom.
He walked over to Hermione's stall door. "Hermione?" He asked.
"Go away was the instant response. He leaned against the adjacent stall door casually. "I just thought you'd like to know I've joined a nudist colony and if you don't come out I'll become a full time member."
The bolt flew out of the lock so fast Draco didn't know if he'd heard correctly until he saw an extremely pissed off Hermione.
He regarded her face solemnly. "I'm sorry if Potter and Weasel upset you, but we have to get on the bus now."
She glowered. "Don't act noble with me Malfoy! You did it too."
"True, but they suggested it, not me." He said honestly.
She eyed him suspiciously but did not accuse him a liar. "Okay." She said simply looking slightly less pissed off and with that they returned to the bus for their next 'fun filled' stop.
Hermione would tell neither Harry nor Ron how Snape had punished her claiming that Snape had sworn her to secrecy.
As they piled back on the bus none of them knowing their next destination. The bus was soon in motion again and everyone was feeling bemused not wanting to fight anymore. About 15 hours, 5 points from Gryffindor, three wounded people and one anger management lesson later everyone arrived in.Hawaii! As the students walked off the bus necklaces fashioned of flowers were placed over their heads and ukuleles were placed in their hands so quickly they didn't have time to object.
"Now class you may disperse and go about wherever you please as long as you return on time." Snape gave Hermione a meaningful glance.
Hermione blushed while Draco beamed broadly but promptly stopped when Hermione jabbed him in the ribs.
"If you wish to swim your bathing suits are in the back of the bus with Filch." Snape finished
"Knowing him he'll be shredding them." Ron whispered to Harry.
Draco considered this new piece of information. "I want to swim." Draco decided. He dragged Hermione on to the bus to collect his bathing suit and persuaded her to do the same eventually.
Then they changed back to back. This, no doubt, required a great deal of trust but both were willing to risk it for the chance to swim.
Once changed, they got off the bus and noted several of their peers garbed in similar garments as them.
The pair marched off towards the ocean accompanied by Crabbe, Goyle, Ron, Harry, Ginny and Pansy however when they reached the ocean there was one detail about everyone that stood out rather vividly, every person, large and small, male or female was absolutely and totally NAKED!
They had stumbled upon a nude beach. Goyle just shrugged muttering, "When in Rome." With that he stripped himself and picked up a spare surfboard, running toward the sea.
Ginny quickly shielded her eyes. "I did not just see that." She told herself. Crabbe followed Goyle's example and so did Ron and Harry much to Hermione's dismay.
"Harry what are you doing?" She raved forcing herself to stare at the sand instead of Harry. "Oh come on Hermione, loosen up." said Ron.
Draco was out surfing as far as Hermione knew and she had to sit in the waves to keep from disappearing, so all for her to look at was either naked people or sand. She chose sand. She sat sifting it through her fingers like precious jewels, her only hope of keeping sanity.
"I see sand only sand, sand and ocean." She looked up at the ocean and got an eyeful of a nude Malfoy surfing. She immediately turned her head down. "Okay, no ocean only sand."
Harry and Ron were becoming worried. They thought they should do something to show her it wasn't that terrible.
Ron had a spark of inspiration; he passed this spark to Harry, Ginny and Draco, his partners in crime. The four huddled around Hermione and at the same time Ron pulled one string of her bikini and Ron pulled the bottom while Harry and Ginny caught the articles of clothing and ran into the ocean with them.
Hermione looked at her naked self and then attempted in vain to cover herself as her swimsuit was headed toward the ocean. She had no choice; she ran after them and eventually after much thrashing and dunking returned them to her body.
She then ran straight to the bathroom and locked herself in a stall and refused to come out no matter what Harry and Ron tried. They reported this problem to Draco. Draco nodded and walked into the girl's bathroom.
He walked over to Hermione's stall door. "Hermione?" He asked.
"Go away was the instant response. He leaned against the adjacent stall door casually. "I just thought you'd like to know I've joined a nudist colony and if you don't come out I'll become a full time member."
The bolt flew out of the lock so fast Draco didn't know if he'd heard correctly until he saw an extremely pissed off Hermione.
He regarded her face solemnly. "I'm sorry if Potter and Weasel upset you, but we have to get on the bus now."
She glowered. "Don't act noble with me Malfoy! You did it too."
"True, but they suggested it, not me." He said honestly.
She eyed him suspiciously but did not accuse him a liar. "Okay." She said simply looking slightly less pissed off and with that they returned to the bus for their next 'fun filled' stop.